Forty years ago, chaos reigned in pop culture

By Todd Leopold, CNN

Updated 12:54 PM ET, Mon July 21, 2014

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Photos:1974: A year of pop culture chaos

1974: A year of pop culture chaos – There was something draining about 1974. Richard Nixon resigned the presidency; the final pullout from Vietnam was in sight. The pop charts often reflected this fatigue with some of the most criticized music of the rock era -- not least Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun," a Jacques Brel tune with lyrics by Rod McKuen. It spent three weeks at No. 1 in March.